Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves consent agenda including major contracts, grants and an animal shelter construction contract
Summary
Council approved a broad consent agenda that included a $4.78 million animal shelter contract, landfill emergency excavation change order of $1.2 million, federal transit operating assistance application (~$2.55M), and multiple enforcement grants totaling $113,500; a nomination and lease items were also approved.
Saint Joseph — The City Council approved its consent agenda, which bundled multiple budget amendments, contracts, grants and appointments.
Key items included approval of a lump-sum construction contract with E L Crawford Construction Inc. for $4,776,800 to build a new animal shelter at 3405 South Belt Highway, including an additional Friends of the Animal Shelter contribution of $54,454; an amendment and change order with McCon LLC for sanitary landfill emergency excavation work totaling $1,208,940; and authorization to submit the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 grant application to secure approximately $2,552,529 in transit operating assistance for federal fiscal year 2024.
The council also approved grant acceptances for traffic and highway-safety grants (hazardous moving-violation enforcement $38,000; impaired-driving enforcement $24,500) and Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force funds ($51,000), for a combined police grant total of $113,500, and amending the police budget to reflect changes from prior fiscal years. The council accepted other items including nomination of Pat Lilly to the Industrial Development Authority and a lease for retail office space in the Missouri Theater complex for Devil's Island Skateboard.
Council passed the consent agenda by a 9-0 recorded vote. Many items on the consent agenda were approved without discussion; the transcript records specific dollar amounts and contractors or agencies where given.
